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"Ah, what luck." Bushi said to himself and the pair of beasts that he was walking along with. He'd spotted a caravan while traveling on his own across Tale and he felt that it was quite lucky on his part, a blessing from On'os to be certain. He would be able to chat with them, possibly do a bit of trading, and see to it that his supplies were replenished. While he wasn't doing badly when it came to food and water it was always good to resupply when possible to avoid any issues down the line. One didn't want to risk starvation or dehydration in Oba so it was something he'd learned to be very careful about even while young.

Giving Aatos a glance he smiled, "You needn't worry, Aatos, I am sure this group will be a little nicer then the last one that you had to deal with. The rust color bushi had been in a bit of a mood since he'd been pelted with paint balls by some unknown assailants back in Ast. This could be a good thing for him, to meet with some nicer travelers, and then maybe his mood would turn back to the normal, amiable one the bushi was known for. As for Profit... well, she was always in a good mood and hadn't seemed to let the unprovoked attack get her down. At least not once the paint had been washed clean from her feathers.

Putting a friendly smile on his face Bushi lifted a hand, giving a wave as he and his familiars approached, wanting the caravan to know he was peaceful.

The fact that the other man, a Zenan as luck would have it, was waving and calling out a greeting was something that Bushi saw as a good sign. This must mean that he would be able to talk with him and possibly trade with him as well. It would be quite a great boon were he able to... and if not, then possibly just directions to help Bushi along on the next leg of his journey would be enough for him. While one of them held a lot more benefit for him he would be fine either way since either path would be useful in its own way.

Once he'd reached the Zenan he lifted a hand, resting it against Aatos's shell, stilling the great beast before he gave a smile, "Good afternoon to you, my name is Bushi, and I'm a merchant on my way to Sauti. I'd love a chance to chat and trade with your caravan if you're open for trade?" Best that he try to make sure that they were a caravan ready for trade before he started to talk business with the young man.

"Well, I am interested in anything that you might have. I have been through Jauhar and Tale, gathering interesting goods while I was there, but I anything from outside of those places though. Sauti and Zena specifically, as I've yet to get there, anything that you might have I'd love take a look at it. He said, giving Huyana his best smile. Scratching Aatos under the chin he said, "If you'd like to trade goods from those places for some things from Oba let me know."

Giving a little whistle Bushi lifted his arm up, allowing his little kinfa, Profit to jump from the back of Aatos's shell and onto his arm. He lowered the little bird down, allowing her to walk around on the ground near to him and the big turtle before he turned back again, "I'm also willing to pay for supplies, fresh water, and directions to the nearest Sautian village from where we are presently." He offered him. How he'd like to know what nearby villages were around, which he should head to first, and where he might be able to bed down for a while when he did reach Sauti. Best to see what information he could trade with the young Zenan since he really did want to learn all that he could about the area he was heading to.

Bushi looked over the offerings that the Zenan had retreived from the cart, something that hef ound himself looking over, "Looks good, the fruits especially I'm sure are those that Aatos and Profit will enjoy." A nice treat for the two of them, thanks for all the work that they did at Bushi's behest... though Aatos more the Profit since he was in charge of carrying everything about. After giving the big turtle a pat on the head he set to work digging into his packs, getting out some of the things that he had traded Sauron and a few other people in Ast for, "I have various things from Jauhar for trade. Different pieces that can be made into jewelry, things I've already made into jewelry, paint specially made to decorate familiars, some kinfa and scorra feathers from Tale, and a few different things from Oba though my stores of Oban goods are starting to run low since I haven't been back home for a time."

Giving a smile he said, "If you have goods from Zena I would love to trade you for them. I have been debating visiting the snowy lands but I am not sure they would be good for Aatos here. He's a warm weather beast after all. Not to mention Profit, just a little hatchling like her probably shouldn't make such a trip yet either." If he could get a bounty of Zenan goods from this group he'd be able to skip the Zena trip, something that would save him a lot of time and worry.

Bushi gave the the little one a glance, finding himself for a moment starring back, then glanced at Huyana. There was a moment where he found himself wondering if the little youngling belonged to the other merchant. Maybe? Deciding that it wasn't his business he turned back to the one he was chatting with, giving him a smile, "Zenan furs, huh? I think that would be rather amazing actually. I know some people back home that would love to see something like that." Sure, it was far too hot in Oba to actually wear furs save for some of the cooler nights of the year, but as trim and decorations, that was different. Such things were going to be quite popular were he able to get his hands on them. The skins as well. That would be popular as boots and the like, things they could wear more often.

"I am quite interested in the skins as well. As many of both as we can make a deal for." He said, already thinking on the various things that he could make out of the various furs and skins. He'd only made a few sets of foot wear in his day but with practice he bet he could make a rather popular business of it among the noble women of Sulburri.

"Is there anything in particular that you're interested in? I can see if I have anything of that nature." He said before digging into his packs, taking out some other goods, laying out a blanket, then set to laying out goods for him to look at. Jewelry was something that he had a lot of, accessories with kinfa feathers, "Once I get more leather I think it'd be fun to start making decorative things for familiars to wear to go with the familiar paint. It's a rather popular thing these days, fancying up familiars. At least back home." He gave a nod of his head, his mind seeming to be racing through the possibilities. There were just so many things he wanted to make... but they would need to wait until he had some down time. He was busy with work right now after all.

Bushi moved the mentioned pieces over to one side of the blanket, feeling that he should separate out the ones that the Zenan merchant wanted from the others. He gave a smile, "These scales here are from an Oban beast called the janarim. Those that are used by the soliders are one thing, those that roam wild in packs are useful for other things." Making them into armor, jewelry, and various other goods for instance he thought to himself.

"How many scales would you like me to add to my offer?" He asked, showing some of the other scales that he had, "They come in various colors and patterns, so if you'd like you can choose which among the scales you would prefer." If only he had more on hand he'd be able to trade them for a good among of furs, but his supplies from Oba were running quite low these days.

"Excellent choices, I do love the blue scales myself." Bushi said, scooting them over to add them to the pile. The blue scales were nice, a color that was more often seen in Matori then Oba, which made them stand out more back home. In exchange for the furs though he was only too happy to add them to the trade, "I'd love to see what you have up for trade."

Walking over to where Huyana stood Bushi started to dig around through the pelt, inspecting each one closely, "This silver one is really nice, as well as this golden one, and this speckled one here is pretty as well." He said, running his hands over each of the fluffy furs, "What sort of beast do these furs come from?" He asked, sounding curious. He doubted something this fluffy would do well in Oba, so buying some wouldn't do him any good, but it would be nice to know what sort of creature it was in case he needed more the skins later on.

"For the moment I think that these three will suffice and fill the needs that I have. It would help to know what beast they are in case I wish to trade for more in the future." He explained after picking up the trio of different pelts that he was interested in, inspecting them closely in the light while awaiting an answer.